Volume 6 Chapter 61

Enrique was on the sidelines to prepare for his second European Championship substitute appearance, and he went up to defend against his old captain, Steven Gerrard.

In previous training, they were often in line with each other, and the familiar could not be more familiar, but today at the Bath Arena, they finally met again after a few years.

"Enrique came on and Bosque finally couldn't stand Alba's holes on the left, and England had a number of counter-attacking chances here in the first half," Huang explained.

"Enrique came off the bench in the second game of the group stage and his rivalry with Jordi Alba for places is not limited to Barcelona, but now also extends to the Spanish national team"

"Yes, Bosque faces the same problems as Pep Guardiola", Zhang Lu said, "In Barcelona, Enrique's individual ability is obviously stronger than Alba, but in the possession system, Enrique is always a little awkward, especially when Barcelona is mainly on the right side Messi and Alves"

As the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game again, Cesc Fabregas kicked off, and Spain took the lead in the second half to attack with the ball, life and death, into the final 45 minutes.

Alonso received a pass at the back and looked up, and the front was still neat and ready white, which made him feel like he had nowhere to start, so he handed a long diagonal pass to Iniesta, who was pressing the edge.

Bosque stood on the sidelines and carefully observed Fabregas's performance, the middle was too pressed by Spain, if Fabregas can't get along in the second half to revitalize the front, then his existence on the field is not meaningful, it is better to let Torres go up and rush.

This attack Spain was still launched from Iniesta on the left side, he took Glen Johnson inside, and handed the ball to Xiaofa who came to receive it, England still did not give Fabregas a chance to pass the ball to the ribs, and Xiaofa had to pass a through ball to Enrique.

'Enrique, he's cutting in on the side, Gerrard is back, it's a direct battle between old team-mates, Enrique, the cross is ......,' said Zhan.

Gerrard's tackle didn't quite block his inserted cross, but it affected the quality of the cross and the ball flew high into the six-yard box.

Terry and Ferdinand are the least afraid of this kind of ball, easily grab a point in a card position, and shake their heads to push the ball out of the danger zone, but in the periphery Spain also strengthened the fight for the second drop point, this time Mackin was not able to get it, and was preempted by Xavi.

"It's still the same old problem", Zhang Lu commented, "Just like in the first half, Spain was able to pass the ball into the box, but there was no one in the box"

"Would it be better to let Torres go up," Zhan Jun asked casually.

"It depends on what Bosque thinks, Torres in '08 is a single striker, God blocks and kills God and Buddha, and now his role may not be so obvious, but another one is better than relying on Fabregas as a part-time center forward now", Zhang Lu continued.

"Oh oh ......", seeing that Spain's attack was once again in vain, the English fans in the stands were even more lively, as if they would win sooner or later.

No matter how England approach the game now, there is one quality that makes England fans more and more reassuring, and that is stability.

That is, to always believe that we must be the ones who win in the end!

The England players on the pitch felt the same way, with the front four ready to counter-attack behind the centre circle and a single blow that could be lethal.

This game is not even like any previous meeting between the two teams, but to the level and realm of the decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City, both teams no longer do useless attacks, maybe in the end, the winner is only one kick.

"Gerrard, Enrique's tackle, very timely, England's throw-in ......", Enrique's introduction did strengthen the defensive effect on Gerrard's side, Mackin tried to try Spain's left side again, only to be tackled by Enrique in advance on both occasions.

Although he also made the wrong choice when he shouldn't have crossed and inserted into the box, the two solid defendings still reassured Bosque.

As long as the defense is steady, he believes that Spain will always find an opportunity to score, even if it is a penalty kick at the end, it will definitely be Spain who will win.

Mack pushed Butskts away, took the opportunity to receive a throw-in from Glen Johnson, and then pushed straight to Carroll in front of him before Alonso came up to close the ball.

After playing two or three games, Carroll has become more and more adept at building a wall for the attacking group behind him, and this time he stuck his position early, carrying Ramos behind him, and stepping on the ball passed by Mack.

"Carroll, he's holding the ball firmly, Mark, he's running quickly, Carroll, hand over to Mark again for the sideways ......," Lineker shouted.

Spain recovered just as quickly, and their characteristic was that the distance between the players, that is, the three lines were kept very well, otherwise they would not be able to play possession.

In the face of the dense crowd in the middle, Mackin did not make any extraneous branches, but a false dangling, and immediately passed the ball over the top with his left foot, directly to the feet of Ashley Cole, who was inserted on the side.

England is playing fast, and Capello is obviously not arranging the team to play a positional battle in this game, so it is easy to give Spain a chance to break the ball and counterattack.

What they are looking for is to get the ball to the front of the court and have to shoot as soon as possible!

"Ashley Cole, push straight, hand it to Rooney who is inserted into the bottom line, Rooney, kickback, hand it to Mackin in front of the penalty area......", this series of direct cooperation, Mackin ran directly from the right side to the outside of the ribs of the big penalty area on the left side, and received the ball that Rooney dunked back.

Then he catches the ball, steps on it, and then directly curls his left foot and crosses!

It was not the sideline of the penalty area, but the curling ball cross from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball flew directly past the middle to attract the defender's Carroll, and went straight to the back point!

'Steven Gerrard, ...... header, oh ......, it went wide, we got on the back of the net again in the Spanish penalty area and I feel like we're getting closer to the goal,' said Lineker with emotion.

Now the scene has formed a strange circle, Spain struggled to play around England, and it was not easy to form a shot, and most of them were on the periphery of the penalty area, but once England attacked, a few passes could find opportunities in the Spanish penalty area.

Although they all missed the goal!

"England seems to have more and more experience in playing", Zhang Lu said uncertainly, "You see that the number of people they put into the attack is only 4 or 5, and when it is less, 2 or 3, but the left and right can basically form an attack in the end"

The current situation is like a pot of wonton water, both teams are playing at their own pace step by step, but the style gap is so big, the result is chaos, fans look at both sides as if everyone has a chance, but no one has an absolute advantage.

"England's last pass is based on Mr. Ma", Zhan Jun continued, "England's threatening attacks are basically passed by Mr. Ma"

"Yes", Huang Jianxiang also said, "Capello chose to shrink strategically, it should be confident, Ma always can effectively connect Rooney and Gerrard, including Carroll, these counterattack points, they don't need to invest too many people, they can find opportunities in the Spanish backfield that is under heavy pressure"

Capello and Bosque both hugged their chests, standing quietly and attentively on the sidelines, watching you and me on the field, and before you knew it, the second half was spent in this stalemate.

No one broke the goal, and the balance of power.

"Cesc Fabregas, turned and shot, was blocked by Terry again, and, Silva, curled ......, oops, it was too little and it was confiscated by Joe Hart"

"Carroll, he was fighting with Ramos, good ball, the two got entangled and fell to the ground, but Carroll still stabbed the ball to the right with a kick first, and Gerrard came up to ......"

"Gerrard, cross, back point, a little too big, Rooney, Rooney recovers the ball, hands it to Mark who rushes up, Mark, shoots ......, oh ......, slides past the goal"

This is a solid kick with his left foot that Macqin finally seized the opportunity today, and it was a pity that he looked up to the sky and sighed, he shot a little less today, otherwise this kick should definitely be within the range of the goal.

"Look at him," Cassie yelled in hatred, and both Butzquetz and Alonso raised their hands in amusement, indicating that it was their own mistake.

Spain's style of playing with the ball fundamentally leads to the fact that defenders can't run with the opponent's attackers, not to mention such an important dispatch position as the No. 4 position, doesn't it hit themselves on the enemy's gun.

It's just that these two guys are not the kind of people with particularly strong athletic ability, and when they encounter Mackin who is running around today, they are really a little unbearable, mainly because he basically doesn't carry the ball today, and he either passes or shoots when he catches the ball, which is extremely difficult to prevent.

The core of the midfield of the top three in La Liga has started a duel in another way today, which can be regarded as Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid and Barcelona, which also represents the highest midfield level in world football today.

"GoGo England, St. Mark's ......", the shouts of the English fans in the stands are still loud and loud, and there is a tendency to get louder and louder, while the Spanish fans are slowly starting to get anxious.

Four years ago, England was a team that did not qualify for the European Championship, while Spain were the champions of the European Championship at that time.

Now, the two sides are evenly matched!

Capello and Bosque looked at their watches in unison, the game had been going on for more than 70 minutes, and both of them were ready for extra time.

Even if you fight until the last minute, you can't recklessly change your strategy and let your opponent seize the opportunity to kill the game.

"Xavi, give it to Cesc Fabregas, Bosque hasn't put Torres on the pitch yet, it looks like he's going to use this weapon for extra time," said Zhan.

Spain continued to patiently organise their attacks, and as the game drew to a close, their transmission became more cautious.

"Neither coach is ready to break this equilibrium", Zhang Lu analyzed, "Now it is difficult for both sides to form absolute shooting opportunities, and they are also afraid of each other"

However, at this moment, this is the moment when the superstar shines!

Cesc Fabregas now has the ability to pass the ball, but no one in front of him knows where to stuff the ball, he and Silva made a combination to burst into the ribs of the penalty area, and they were surrounded by dense recycling England defenders, without a little space.

"Cesc Fabregas, John Terry, John Terry stabbed the ball away, Barry and Silva chased the ball again, Barry, fell to the ground and passed to Wayne Rooney on the wing, England's defense is so tough!"

Zhan Jun was still sighing, but Rooney received the ball and began to lie down and counterattack, just like he did many times.

Arbeloa hastened to seal off his forward route, trying to slow down England's counter-attack, as he had done before.

"Wayne Rooney, he's carrying the ball forward", every counter-attack has the potential to kill the game, and he has the attitude he has with the attitude, and when he approaches Arbeloa, he flicks the outside of his foot.

Mackin had already passed by to pick him up, but this time Alonso followed him firmly behind him, but Mackin did not stop at all, and with a left heel, he knocked the ball in front of Rooney's run.

Counterattack, of course, is to be fast!

Rooney quickly overtook outside the line, Abelloa didn't even pull it, but Mack Qin was pushed to the ground by Alonso.

Didn't stop the ball, he stopped people.

"Boom......", "GO......", the referee made a gesture to continue the game during the run, and Rooney's front was flat!

"Counterattack, England's counterattack", Huang Jianxiang shouted, "the referee signaled the game to continue"

Mackin got up and didn't entangle, spread his legs and ran towards the opponent's half, and Alonso didn't have time to pay attention to it, so he hurried back.

Macqin made a wall this time, directly penetrating the passage of the right side of Spain, and Rooney can ride a horse and gallop!

The white of the entire Bath Arena boiled again, and Capello on the sidelines watched the counterattack with anticipation.

Rooney's speed was very fast, he ran, Arbeloa couldn't catch up at all, there was no way, Pique had to come over to fill the position, but at this time, Rooney was close to the Spanish penalty area.

"Rooney, good chance, see what he chooses", Zhan Jun shouted, Carroll and Gerrard as two sharp swords have pressed directly into the penalty area from the middle and back post, ready to grab the point.

"Rooney, go to the baseline, no, feint, he dunked the ball back, and the cross with his right foot ......", Zhan Jun shouted.

The ball flew straight over the top of Butskec and Alonso, who were returning to defend in the middle, and fell into the middle.

Carol saw that the ball was behind him, quickly braked and turned around, and then saw a touch of white rushing up, at this moment, he was blessed with his soul, and immediately used his body to block Ramos behind him and Buzketz who was about to come!

"Good ball ......", Zhan Jun only came to shout this sentence!

"Mark ......," Lineker shouted.

Gerrard put his body sideways, and also blocked Enrique behind him, Mack Qin faced the incoming ball, directly stopped with a cushion on his chest, and stepped into the penalty area in one step, half a single knife!

"Good chance, Mark ......"

Casillas couldn't help but attack, the defenders couldn't count on it at all, and England's counterattack found a gap in their defence, even if it was only a momentary gap.

But when it came along, a lot could have been done for a level of Mackline.

As soon as Casillas was halfway through the run, he suddenly saw the ball flying, Mackqin's movements were very coherent, without any obscurity, the chest cushion ball entered the penalty area, followed by the arch of the foot!

"Mark, shoot ......," Lineker shouted frantically, as if he had seen the light of day.

When people are performing one action, they can't instantly switch to another action, it takes a process!

The same is true for Cassie, who is so nervous that when he runs and strikes, he can't kick up immediately, and the ball seems to be stuck at that point.

Impartial! It's easy!

It looks like training!

"Goaaaaal......, Mark, Mark, Mark", the stadium boiled instantly, and the white fans all rubbed it, jumped up, and roared in the sky!

"Goal, Goal......", watching the ball go over Cassie's head and easily fall into the empty goal, looking at the extremely relaxed Mack, they all have a huge contrast.

"He killed the game, in a wonderful way, scoring goals was as easy as drinking water for him......", Maika couldn't hold back anymore and yelled frantically!

"The ball is in! Come in! Zhan Jun and Huang Jianxiang were also crazy, they didn't expect that England would really be able to kill the game like this, and kill with one blow in the scorching!

Makqin saw the ball fly over Cassie, he didn't look at the follow-up at all, he was 100% confident, this goal will go in!

Like an eagle soaring with its wings outstretched, he ran straight to the boiling sidelines, the boiling crowd!

At the moment, everything is boiling......